Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Personal watercraft are less than 13 feet in length and are designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the craft rather than within the confines of the hull.

Watercraft Number in use and Sales are estimates.

Description:

a Total vessels involved.

Source:

Fatalities, injuries, and accidents:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 19 and similar tables in earlier editions, available at http://uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_statistics.php[3] as of Sept. 15, 2015.